SPOONING&ENTRE.LES.MONTAGNES
A show by Sami Lea Samira Bernath
Switzerland, 30′
NATIONAL PREMIERE
With spooning&entre.les.montagnes, Sami Lea Samira Bernath reimagines the tradition of the ‘Löffelä’, an instrument used to accompany traditional Swiss music, turning it into the focal point of a radical exploration of sound and performance. Through an inseparable interplay of sound and body, the instrument is reinterpreted beyond its folkloric origins, taking on a queer, fluid and inclusive meaning. Deconstructing this material legacy becomes a political act: an exploration of how inherited knowledge can transcend exclusion and, through body space, give rise to a rhythm that is open to everyone.
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Tickets
Full Price: 13 €
Under 30, Over 65, and Culture Card holders: 8 €
Reduced Price for Unibo, Ababo, and Under 20: 6 €
3-Show Pass: 18 €
5-Show Pass: 30 €
TICKETS can be purchased:
– ONLINE at TicketSms.it
– IN PERSON at the Cassero LGBTQIA+ Center, 18 Via Don Minzoni, every day from October 29 to November 6, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
DANCE SEASON TICKETS can be pre-ordered from October 5 through October 26 by emailing biglietteria@genderbender.it. Season tickets can be picked up and paid for from October 29 through November 6 at the Cassero LGBTQIA+ Center at Via Don Minzoni 18 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
The TICKET OFFICE at the Cassero LGBTQIA+ Center is open daily from October 29 to November 6 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
*Tickets cannot be purchased in person at the event venues.
For more details:
biglietteria@genderbender.it
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Credits
Coreography, dance: Sami Lea Samira Bernath
Assistants: Emma Saba, Thulú Barbarán
Costumes: Lynn Balli
Music: Guggisbärglied (18th-century Bernese folk song)
Production and executive promotion: Le Voisin Productions
Production: Association Flux Poreux
Supported by: City of Bern, Canton of Bern, Burgergemeinde Bern, Pro Helvetia
Bio
Born and raised in Bern, Sami Lea Samira Bernath is a dancer, choreographer and part of the dance collective hearhere. She received her foundational training as a dancer at the CFPAA in Geneva and earned a degree in contemporary dance from La Manufacture in Lausanne in 2021. Between 2021 and 2023 she deepened her practice as part of her bachelor’s degree in Process Design at the HGK in Basel, where she explored research around porous traditions. She presented the first stage of this research in her solo zwüschä dä hüglä & between the hills at the Dampfzentrale in Bern in 2023. This was followed in 2024 by spooning & entre.les.montagnes at the Quarts d’heures in Sévelin, subsequently performed in various venues across Switzerland. In 2025, with the collective hearhere, they presented their first piece at the Tanzhaus Bern. Over the past years Sami has also co-founded the queerfeminist music label Forcefield Records and danced with Cie Folledeparoles, Cie PAYAN (Paléo Festival 2022), and with Anne Lise Tacheron in Safety Station.
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